Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 11:31:43 +0100 From: Jesper Skriver <jesper@skriver.dk> To: Daniel Lang <dl@leo.org> Cc: jason andrade <jason@dstc.edu.au>, hubs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ftp.FreeBSD.org and ftp.dk.FreeBSD.org have 4.5-install.iso ready for download Message-ID: <20020130113143.C73604@skriver.dk> In-Reply-To: <20020130103042.D81625@atrbg11.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>; from dl@leo.org on Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 10:30:42AM %2B0100 References: <20020130025115.GR9395@freebsdmall.com> <Pine.OSF.4.20.0201301331060.1961-100000@azure.dstc.edu.au> <20020130103042.D81625@atrbg11.informatik.tu-muenchen.de>
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On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 10:30:42AM +0100, Daniel Lang wrote: > Hi Jason, > > jason andrade wrote on Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 01:33:39PM +1000: > [..] > > ftp.au.freebsd.org (aka planetmirror.com) has all 5 ISO images now > > as well as the release tree and the packages-4.5-release tree. if you're > > listing us, can you please add both http and ftp, as we prefer users > > to download via http where possible. > > Out of curiosity, why? I always thought thats abuse of HTTP, since > it was not designed for that purpose, and it also lacks the > ability of 'regetting' a file, that was not transferred > completely. Or am I wrong here? > Also I don't see any benefits using HTTP, but maybe I'm missing > something here, too. Without having made any benchmarks, I have a few points to add. 1) http only uses one TCP sessions, on busy box that can make a difference. 2) there are several very tuned httpd's out there, while my impression is that virtually no development has taken place on ftpd's in recent years. BTW: which ftpd does people run ? - ftp.FreeBSD.org run's the FreeBSD native ftpd (with the setjmp/longjmp removal from -current) - ftp.dk.FreeBSD.org run's proftpd so I can limit the number of concurrent connections from the same IP address, the reason is that this box is quite limited with regard to memory, and it runs cvsup servers too. /Jesper -- Jesper Skriver, jesper(at)skriver(dot)dk - CCIE #5456 Work: Network manager @ AS3292 (Tele Danmark DataNetworks) Private: FreeBSD committer @ AS2109 (A much smaller network ;-) One Unix to rule them all, One Resolver to find them, One IP to bring them all and in the zone to bind them. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hubs" in the body of the message
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